Spelling Bee archive · September 8, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Answers — September 8, 2026

Pangram, letters, two-letter list and the full word list for the NYT Spelling Bee on . Reveal only what you need below.

Letters: I A C E F L T · center I

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1. Today's letters & stats orientation
I ACEFLT
  • Center letter: I (required in every word)
  • Words: 66
  • Points: 309 (Genius at 216)
  • Pangrams: 2
2. Pangram nudge no answer yet

There are 2 pangrams today.

  • Length: 8 & 10 letters
  • Starts with: F
3. Two-letter list words by start

How many words start with each pair of letters:

  • AC 3
  • AF 2
  • AL 1
  • AT 2
  • CA 3
  • CE 2
  • CI 2
  • CL 1
  • EC 1
  • EL 2
  • FA 5
  • FI 8
  • FL 2
  • IC 2
  • IL 2
  • IT 1
  • LA 4
  • LE 1
  • LI 8
  • TA 7
  • TI 7
4. Reveal the pangrams big points
  • FACELIFT
  • FACILITATE
5. Full word list all answers

10 letters (1)

  • F _ _ _ L I _ _ _ E

9 letters (2)

  • A _ _ _ L _ _ _ E
  • T _ _ _ L _ _ _ E

8 letters (3)

  • E _ _ E C _ _ C
  • F _ _ E L _ _ T
  • T _ _ T I _ _ L

7 letters (7)

  • A _ _ L _ _ T
  • C _ _ C _ _ E
  • C _ _ T _ _ L
  • I _ _ F _ _ L
  • I _ _ I _ _ T
  • L _ _ T _ _ E
  • T _ _ T _ _ E

6 letters (17)

  • A _ A C _ A
  • A _ E T _ C
  • C _ L I _ C
  • E _ I C _ T
  • F _ C I _ L
  • F _ C I _ E
  • F _ L I _ L
  • F _ L L _ T
  • I _ I C _ E
  • I _ A L _ C
  • L _ C T _ C
  • L _ I C _ L
  • L _ F T _ E
  • L _ T T _ E
  • T _ C T _ C
  • T _ L L _ T
  • T _ T T _ E

5 letters (14)

  • A _ I _ T
  • A _ T _ C
  • C _ C _ I
  • C _ L _ I
  • C _ L _ A
  • C _ I _ F
  • E _ I _ E
  • F _ L _ T
  • F _ A _ L
  • I _ I _ C
  • L _ C _ T
  • L _ L _ C
  • T _ C _ T
  • T _ T _ E

4 letters (22)

  • ACAI
  • ALIT
  • CITE
  • FAIL
  • FIAT
  • FIEF
  • FIFE
  • FILE
  • FILL
  • FLIT
  • LAIC
  • LICE
  • LIFE
  • LIFT
  • LILT
  • LITE
  • TAIL
  • TALI
  • TIFF
  • TILE
  • TILL
  • TILT

Today's puzzle, in a nutshell

Center I with A, C, E, F, L, T — two pangrams today (FACELIFT and FACILITATE). Lots of short I-words (CITE, FAIL, LIFT) before the longer tactics and lattice cluster.

NYT Spelling Bee September 8, 2026 — quick answers

What is today's Spelling Bee pangram?

Today's pangrams are FACELIFT, FACILITATE.

What are today's letters?

I, A, C, E, F, L, T — with I in the center.

How many words are there?

66 words for 309 points; Genius is 216.

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